Let’s be clear about a few things. If you are or have ever hoped to become a social entrepreneur this is your time. The world needs you to engage now. Not because things are dire, but because things are so hopeful. There has never been a time in history when we’ve had more resources available to bring to bear on the world’s biggest problems.

But the world’s big problems are really big. They require that we all engage, that we all find a way to be involved, to do something, to get off our keisters and make a difference.

This weekend, if you can’t go to New York, you can still participate. You can register on the site to watch the event live for free. You can follow the action on Twitter searching for the hashtag #SGSGlobal. And finally, you can attend a Social Good Summit meeting in your own community.

If there isn’t a meet up already organized in your community, you can organize it. Don’t wait for an engraved invitation. This post is your invitation. Don’t sit on the sidelines waiting for someone else to step up. Step up.

English: The United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In Salt Lake City, where I live, I’m helping to organize the meet up. We’ll be having a host of speakers from among the great Social Entrepreneurs of our community come and present their thoughts about our community’s greatest needs.

The keynote speaker for our event will be Pamela Atkinson, Utah’s foremost advocate for refugees and the homeless. As a volunteer advisor to the Governor, she is a powerhouse with a beautiful British accent, suggesting her ancestry.